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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Ending People Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ishi burn off his hair?
(a) It is a sign of mourning for the family members that have died.
(b) He believes that it will keep the saldu away.
(c) As a man, he must keep his hair short.
(d) He falls asleep too close to the fire.

2. Why does Mother allow Tushi to go with Ishi to the beaver den?
(a) Since Ishi would not be hunting, Tushi could accompany him.
(b) Since Timawi is ill, Ishi will need someone else to help him.
(c) Tushi has begged to go, and Mother is tired of arguing with her.
(d) Tushi has shown herself to be as successful a hunter as Ishi.

3. Why are Ishi and Tushi convinced that the saldu will discover them if they try to move now?
(a) Mother is not able to walk, so they would not be able to move quickly or quietly.
(b) There are just too many saldu that they would not be able to avoid them.
(c) The ground is covered with snow, so their tracks would be visible.
(d) They are so upset that they would not be able to think clearly.

4. What does Mother take from her treasure bundle and wear on the night that she dies?
(a) Her shell necklace.
(b) Her sweetgrass bracelet.
(c) Ishi's bone earrings.
(d) Her feather cape.

5. Why does Tushi spread black raspberries and manzanita berries onto mats?
(a) She is inspecting them before she brings them home.
(b) She is feeding the forest animals.
(c) It is an offering for the Spirits.
(d) She is drying them.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grandfather, why must a bow never be left standing?

2. What is the "tube-stick" that Tushi and Ishi see the saldu using?

3. Where does Tushi say she will keep the sweetgrass bracelet that Timawi made for her?

4. Where do Ishi and Mother move after Tushi and Elder Uncle disappear?

5. One day, Mother tells Ishi that he looks like a hunter again and that she no longer fears for him. How soon after this does she pass away?

(see the answer key)

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